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The delegation of Banu Haneefa 
The Banu Haneefa also visited the Prophet in 9 A.H. 
Seventeen of their people, including the infamous Musaylima the 
Liar, came to Madinah and embraced Islam in the presence of the 
Prophet . Some sources indicate that Musaylima accepted Islam 
along with the other members of the delegation. Other sources, 
however, assert that he stayed behind at the camp and did not 
become Muslim. He is also reported to have said that he would 
embrace Islam only if the Prophet made him successor. 
Before the arrival of this delegation, the Prophet had a 
vision that a treasure had been brought to him. From this 
treasure, two gold bangles were placed on his wrists, and they 
proved to be very painful for him. He was told to blow on the 
two bangles, and when he did so, the bangles fell off. The 
Prophet interpreted the dream for his Companions: the bangles 
represented two false prophets that would appear after him. 
The Prophet was walking with his Companion, Thabit bin 
Qays, when he met the first false prophet, Musaylima the Liar. 
Musaylima was with his comrades, and he said to the Prophet

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insolently, “If you like, I will let you remain the head of state; 
however, I will be your successor.” 
The Prophet showed him the small date branch that he 
had in his hand and said, “I shall not give you even this date. You 
cannot escape Allah’s decree, and if you turn your back, Allah will 
destroy you. By Allah, you are the one whom I saw in a vision. 
This is Thabit bin Qays, and he will reply to you on my behalf.” 
Upon the return of the delegation, Musaylima kept a low 
profile. After some time, however, he began claiming that the 
Prophet had agreed to share his mission with him. Claiming to 
be a prophet who also received revelations, he made wine and 
adultery lawful for his people. His people went through a great 
trial of faith, and several of them succumbed to his false 
doctrines, although the Prophet was still alive. In the midst of 
Musaylima’s so-called mission, the Prophet died, and it was left 
to his successor, Abu Bakr to punish Musaylima. Abu Bakr
sent a detachment under Khalid bin Waleed to kill Musaylima 
and his men. After a fierce battle, the imposter was killed by 
Washi bin Harb, who in his pagan days had earned infamy by 
killing Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib. By Allah’s grace, the same 
Washi earned the honour of eliminating Musaylima, the false 
prophet.